A client asks the nurse what dietary changes can be made to help protect against cancer. The nurse would base a response on which of the following?
a. Reduced dietary salt intake reduces malignancy development.
b. Reduced dietary fat intake can lower cancer risk.
c. Increased intake of milk products will lower risk of cancer development.
d. Increased intake of beef and poultry decrease the risk of malignancy.
ANS: B
Diet is a large factor in both cause and prevention of malignancies. People who eat high-fat, low-fiber diets are more prone to develop colon cancers. High-fat diets are linked to breast cancer in women and prostate cancer in men. Reduced salt intake reduces blood pressure and fluid retention, not cancer. Increased intake of milk, beef, and poultry will not lower cancer risk.
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